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. 2025 Apr 3;74(11):188–193. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7411a2

TABLE 1. Characteristics associated with incidence of symptomatic human metapneumovirus infection — CASCADIA community cohort (N = 3,549), Oregon and Washington, June 2022–March 2024.

Characteristic Total cases/Total person-years Incidence*
(95% CI) Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Unadjusted Adjusted
Overall
306/4,072
7.5 (6.7–8.4)


Age group during follow-up
6–23 mos
10/74
13.5 (7.3–25.1)
3.6 (1.8–7.1)
3.7 (1.8–7.6)
2–4 yrs
51/261
19.5 (14.9–25.7)
5.3 (3.6–7.9)
5.8 (3.8–9.0)
5–11 yrs
114/999
11.4 (9.5–13.7)
3.0 (2.2–4.1)
3.1 (2.2–4.5)
12–17 yrs
46/6,517
7.1 (5.3–9.4)
1.9 (1.3–2.8)
2.0 (1.4–3.1)
18–39 yrs
29/6,234
4.7 (3.2–6.7)
1.2 (0.8–2.0)
1.2 (0.8–1.9)
≥40 yrs
56/1,462
3.8 (2.9–5.0)
Ref
Ref
Sex
Female
183/2,369
7.7 (6.7–8.9)
Ref
Ref
Male
123/1,703
7.2 (6.1–8.6)
0.9 (0.7–1.2)
0.8 (0.6–1.0)
Race and ethnicity
White, NH
206/2,916
7.1 (6.2–8.1)
Ref
Ref
Other§
100/1,156
8.7 (7.1–10.5)
1.2 (1.0–1.6)
1.1 (0.8–1.4)
No. of persons reported in household
1–2
18/271
6.6 (4.2–10.5)
Ref
Ref
3
61/920
6.6 (5.2–8.5)
1.0 (0.6–1.7)
0.8 (0.5–1.4)
4
154/1,995
7.7 (6.6–9.0)
1.2 (0.7–2.0)
0.9 (0.5–1.5)
≥5
73/886
8.2 (6.5–10.4)
1.2 (0.7–2.1)
0.9 (0.5–1.5)
No. of children reported in household**
0
5/117
4.3 (1.8–10.3)
Ref
Ref
1
76/1,040
7.3 (5.8–9.1)
1.7 (0.7–4.4)
1.1 (0.4–2.9)
2
161/2,138
7.5 (6.5–8.8)
1.8 (0.7–4.4)
1.0 (0.4–2.6)
≥3
64/776
8.2 (6.5–10.5)
1.9 (0.8–5.0)
1.1 (0.4–2.8)
Household income (USD)
<100,000
63/905
7.0 (5.4–8.9)
Ref
Ref
100,000–199,000
105/1,518
6.9 (5.7–8.4)
1.0 (0.7–1.4)
1.0 (0.7–1.5)
≥200,000
120/1,381
8.7 (7.3–10.4)
1.3 (0.9–1.8)
1.2 (0.8–1.7)
Prefer not to answer
18/268
6.7 (4.2–10.7)
0.9 (0.5–1.7)
0.9 (0.5–1.6)
Health insurance status
Employer or individual
281/3,576
7.9 (7.0–8.8)
Ref
Ref
Medicaid, Medicare, or other government insurance
17/296
5.7 (3.6–9.2)
0.7 (0.4–1.3)
0.6 (0.4–1.2)
Other††
8/167
4.8 (2.4–9.6)
0.6 (0.3–1.2)
0.5 (0.2–1.1)
Underlying health condition
No
217/2,453
8.8 (7.7–10.1)
Ref
Ref
Yes
89/1,619
5.5 (4.5–6.8)
0.6 (0.5–0.8)
1.1 (0.8–1.5)
Year
Year 1 (Jun 19, 2022–Jun 18, 2023)
235/1,757
13.4 (11.8–15.2)
4.4 (3.4–5.8)
3.5 (2.6–4.6)
Year 2 (Jun 19, 2023–Mar 30, 2024)
71/2,315
3.1 (2.4–3.9)
Ref
Ref
Q
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
208/1,273
16.3 (14.3–18.7)
5.0 (3.6–7.0)
4.3 (3.0–6.0)
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
51/742
6.9 (5.2–9.0)
2.1 (1.4–3.2)
1.2 (0.8–1.9)
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
8/860
0.9 (0.5–1.9)
0.3 (0.1–0.6)
0.4 (0.2–0.9)
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
39/1,197
3.3 (2.4–4.5)
Ref
Ref
Study site
Kaiser Permanente Northwest
129/1,960
6.6 (5.5–7.8)
Ref
Ref
University of Washington 177/2,112 8.4 (7.2–9.7) 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 1.2 (0.9–1.6)

Abbreviations: NH = non-Hispanic; Q = quarter; Ref = referent group; USD = U.S. dollars.

* Cases per 100 persons per year.

Models were adjusted for age group, sex, race and ethnicity, year, Q of the year, household size, household income, and presence of underlying health conditions. Household size was omitted from the model of the number of children in the household because of collinearity.

§ Includes NH American Indian or Alaska Native, NH Asian, NH Black or African American, NH Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic), NH multiple races, and preferred not to say.

Median of three members enrolled per household (range = one to eight), with a median of two members aged ≥18 years enrolled per household (range = one to four).

** Median of two children aged <18 years (range = one to six) enrolled per household.

†† Includes no insurance, other insurance, don’t know, and preferred not to say.